copyright law was introduced around the time photocopiers were invented because people were photocopying other peoples work and saying it was there own. the copyright law was to stop people and protect the original artists.
l1988 -- Apple sued Microsoft--Apple felt Microsoft had copied the 'look and feel' of their GUI
--Judge ruled that much of Apple's GUI was still in 'ideas' stage whereas Microsoft had produced a working GUI
l1994 -- Apple lost the case
"to promote the progress of science and the useful arts"
"to promote the advancement of science and the useful arts."
"To promote the progress of science and the useful arts."
The first copyright law was written to prevent authors from having their books devalued by unauthorized copies flooding the market.
1709, in the Statute of Anne.
Copyright Amendment Act 2006.
Because information compiled in a database probably doesn't satisfy the "creative" requirement of copyright, the database right is a separate law introduced in 1996 to protect the investment of building a database.
Copyright laws come into being just as any other law: legislation is introduced, reviewed in committee (in this case the Judiciary committee), and then brought to the whole body for a vote.
Copyright law is a federal law, granted in the Constitution.
Copyright law.
Malaysia's copyright law is Act 332, the Copyright Law of 1987. More information can be found at the link below.
No. Copyright is federal law.
Copyright law cannot protect ideas, only the expressionof them in writing, sound, art, etc.
Neil Boorstyn has written: 'Copyright Law With Copyright Law Cumulative Supplement' 'Boorstyn on copyright' -- subject(s): Copyright
The Copyright Act 1965 is an outdated UK copyright law; the current law is the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Modern copyright law is based on the Statute of Anne, 1709.